N.J. Admin. Code § 5:21-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 5:21-4.1 - Street hierarchy

(a) Streets shall be classified in a hierarchy with design tailored to function. The street hierarchy definitions contained within this section are applicable only to local residential streets and are not to be considered related to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration's Functional Classification of Highways.

(b) The street hierarchy system shall be defined by road function and average daily traffic (ADT), calculated by trip generation rates from the current edition of "Trip Generation" by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, as indicated in Table 4.1 below. Trip generation rates from other sources may be used if the applicant demonstrates to the appropriate approving authority that these sources better reflect local conditions. In addition, the applicant shall investigate the opportunities for, and availability of, transit facilities and, if appropriate, consider their impact(s) on motor vehicle traffic trip generation rates per dwelling unit.

(c) Each residential street shall be classified and designed to meet the standards for one of the street types defined in Table 4.2 below. The entire length of the street need not be designed based on the highest ADT where the ADT varies along the street's length. However, each street segment between intersections shall be designed based on the highest ADT served in that segment.

(d) The municipality and the developer shall determine the highest order street required to be used in a given residential development, considering all of the following:

1. The size of the development (number and type of units). For example, using size to determine the highest order of street required, a development of up to 150 single-family detached units would not require any minor collectors or streets of a higher order;

2. The actual or potential development of adjacent sites (whether there is likely to be traffic passing through from neighboring developments). A "potential" development means a development having approvals granted, applications pending, or undergoing preliminary review; and

3. The streets proposed for that area, if any, as contained in the municipal master plan.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 5:21-4.1

Administrative correction.
See: 29 N.J.R. 1296(a).
Amended by R.1999 d.374, effective 11/1/1999 (operative May 1, 2000).
See: 31 N.J.R. 477(a), 31 N.J.R. 3259(a).
In (c), added a second sentence; and in Table 4.2, added a third sentence in the Cul-de-sac Description, and substituted a reference to non-parallel parking for a reference to perpendicular parking in the Parking Loop Description.
Administrative correction.
See: 32 N.J.R. 684(b).
Amended by R.2000 d.480, effective 12/4/2000 (operative June 3, 2001).
See: 32 N.J.R. 2670(b), 32 N.J.R. 4277(a).
Rewrote Table 4.1 and in Table 4.2, rewrote the description of "Rural residential lane".
Amended by R.2002 d.399, effective 12/16/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 2615(a), 34 N.J.R. 4412(a).
In Table 4.1, inserted "Trip General" preceding "manual" in the second sentence of footnote 1, and added footnote 2; rewrote Table 4.2.
Public Notice: Notice regarding the Publication of two Notices of Adoption in the December 16, 2002 New Jersey Register.
See: 34 N.J.R. 4343(a), 4412(a), 35 N.J.R. 219(b).
Amended by R.2005 d.56, effective 2/7/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 4025(a), 37 N.J.R. 481(c).
Amended by R.2006 d.47, effective 2/6/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3878(a), 38 N.J.R. 925(a).
In Table 4.2, deleted "ADT level shall not exceed that of a residential access street." from description of alley.
Amended by R.2007 d.177, effective 6/4/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 3698(a), 39 N.J.R. 2234(a).
In Table 4.1, deleted entry "Retirement community", inserted entries "Senior Adult Housing -- Detached", "Senior Adult Housing -- Attached" and "Continuing Care Retirement Community, Congregate Care, Assisted Living, & Other Age-Restricted Housing", and updated the source information.